New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-05
COLUMBIA MEN ON THE RIVER
THEIR CHANCES WITH HARvARDs CREW.
HARD WORK EXPECTED AT NEw-LoNDoN THE
sTANDING OF THE OARSIEN.

mann WORK EXPECTED AT NEw-LoNDoN THE
STANDING OF THE oARsMEN.
Tho Columbia College crews started on the City OF
last night for NewLondon. taking their bag
oaoc and rigs with Them and large NUMBER OF ther
friends gathered to see of and to wish them rro'
.rous .oiourn In the waters OF the Thames Few people
have any idea how much labor time and money are spent
each year by college in their preparations LOT inc
annual intercollegiate boat Ever since tho hrst Oh
Inst December tho Columbia Freshman crew mas been
hard at work, and since January the Coiumois
Varsity crew has been In training bo.h =. OK OK
the crews used Woods Gymnasium ior three nouIs
afternoon until March e. when they went UPON
boahouse at Ninh-avc and One-hund 10 ed &C.,
eghth on the Harlem sy lie two crews with their
substitutes finally chosen, ana slhce tna. t"IS T W.
nepton who rowed No A. has been excused on account
Of the sickness OF his mother and L. e. Appesae 81 o.
OF NJ has been placed in his position ., nm
on Friday afternoon a TRIBUNE reporter STOOD on
the float in front OF Conmp'aas srtsS nm and
down the river and admiring the boathouse Az
holpast tho Yarsitya crew began to make us appear
AZ no n'embsrs Yes know" said the fresh salt"
"a he handled blade OF his t does seem rather
Ito roving in the evening. aud we can 40 our pest
work then Besides there is less travel on Tue river AZ
that time and last by means least thefo are
~ Harlem River ladies' around to attract or rather
distract attention and we can Keep our eyes !" "'
Walter n Poet TIC coach Of the ss srG ready 'h for
arrived and the u Nar ThS c lighter than last
ye ars crew" said Mr. Peet while the prepar
IS ana The work Is not as II last year nc
~, fine There Is good material In the crew. Dut the
mo- Individually not as far along 10 'her training rs
we could wish Il could not DO nepel however for we
been badly crippled this year by the failure OF our
sieam lau nch come 20 time We had Doief put ia
her which thought would he an improvement on INC
oid ne but n wasn't and until very recently, All inc
coaching have been able 10 give either OF the crews mas
been from the coxswans seat. where couI ony wstTn
,he inboarl work. The men have worked fathtuilY
AID are making rapid progress now that lney nave tne
steam launch Van Colt TO follow them up Inc pr,hciptI
fault with both crews Is that they are away on III ther
bodyswng, while their cupboard work Tar from De'hs
lust then tho boys brought ont their she'll and the
coach with the reporter ana me Nam Colt as the
crew placed the shell in tho water o..,,,,r and the
SHE'LL danced lightly through tho waves as We .l go an
Colt steamed swiftly along by l sde Anu uen We m
the regular lesson Mr. Peet took MS position III no
how OF the boat aud watched the she'll ,,,, -,
Look ont Two don't row with one shoulder aeai o
your oar Bowl" he shouted rs he called TO tho men des
ignating them by their position Hcach OUT Itto 1I'
you're little ahead OF time. fvc now reach our Dlt;
Three; in stroke settle of your oar: RYE anu
thatup Now all Of You watch that time Ana so u Y,
went for miles. when the men stopped long eho"S"
10 !vrn o Won hink Conmbas chances with ar
ward in the at NewIondonl asked the reporter 0
think they would stand very poor show II they
were 70 rnSe ~1, nenG work at NcwToudon before
The raccs Both start Tor New LONDON on ,e
OF Worcester. by the Norwich Lane, tomorrow
and will board az their old headquarters Al l. A. boWm
house on tho Thames Each crew will take spin on tlc
ri,er twice a day. aud we Will use the steam lannch
Nellie OF Rvcrhead. l. L. until the races when VII 1c
cr fhe ,Varsty on June - ana the freshman onIuy l.
The freshman crew is remarkably lght crew aver
aging only l454 pounds while tho VARSITY crew II con
sdsred light with an OF 1863 3lO POUNDS ne
same general faults apply to the freshmen as 10 tnelr
brothers, this is due TO tho small amount 9t
that IL has boen possible 10 give them They nave
shell suited to their weight and VIII make close RAGS
with the Harvard freshmen ,, 81, 49,
one OF the Columbia men, speaking OF me
evneusc OF tho college crews, to.d the reporter
~, last year the whole expense OF both crews
amounted 10 almost $4,000 and that the eHpenso ms
vear Will proIaby be little less. Columbia men are
,ronJ ~ their house the Harlem. IL Is two
story building standing out In the water the o~sr s9y
NJ which il filled with shells and barges ~ every descp
lion from the nino eghtoared shells that are stored
there 10 the little I'm which one has TO kncel uown
and hold his breath fear he tip over Inc upper
sory l. i'm two rooms The room contains some Sky
or seventy lockers and is used "a dressing ROOM Me
tended dancing aud IN front OF the building are Dacoh
les so that spectators watch tho racers rs le pass
| the house.